#1 Under Armour – Challenging Nike in Sports Apparel Problem Statement Under Armour is a sport performance apparel brand that is looking to move ahead of its competition and branch out into different sectors of the sporting goods industry. Kevin Plank and his company’s problem is that their footwear only makes up for about 15% of the firms revenue and they only generate about 6% of their revenue in international sales. In order to compete with the top brands in the industry‚ Under Armour must
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History Under Armour was created in 1996 by a former University of Maryland football player named Kevin Plank. He wanted to make performance apparel that was cool‚ light‚ stayed dry‚ and was comfortable during any workout or practice. Kevin was tired of having to constantly change shirts between two-a-day practices‚ so he went and designed a shirt that was made from synthetic fabrics. His first shirt‚ which was named #0037 was the first shirt in the line of HeatGear‚ which was designed so athletes
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expertise in new markets and technology • E.g. Software technology flop • Slow response to market volatility • Over expansion into differentiated products • Dilution of brand • Market saturation Threats: • • • • Competitor entrance • E.g. Under Armour “I Will” campaign Macroeconomic slowdown Product cannibalization Athlete reputational challenges • Lance Armstrong‚ Tiger Woods‚ A-Rod Section 1: Nick Bazarian‚ Jesse Lampert‚ Jorge Magana‚ Cara McKenna‚ Jan Tomaszewski‚ Karen Zhang Study
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4 Tips While Buying Under Armour Clothes. Under amour is an American company which deals in sports clothing that has spotted a very respectable place in the world market in the domain of sporting goods. They have manufactured great apparels for outdoor events such as fishing‚ hunting etc for both the genders and all age groups. The hunting clothes serves two purposes of providing warmth and comfort. These have become basic necessities in the extreme conditions. They provide safety and comfort simultaneously
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Competences………………………………………….………………………14 4.2 Value Chain Analysis……………………….………………………………………………15 4.3 Comparison of Strength to Rivals…………………………………………..……………….16 4.4 Summary of Internal Analysis………………………………………………………………17 5. SWOT Analysis…………………………………………………………………………………17 6. Strategy Recommendations‚ Alternatives Analysis and Arguments……………………………19 7. Appendices………………………………………………………………………………………21 Appendix 1: Under Armour Revenue……………………………………………………………………21 Appendix 2: Under Armour Key ratios…………………………………………………………………
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Under Armour: Case 1 The following is an environmental analysis of the “performance apparel” business sector of the athletic apparel industry‚ with an analysis on Under Armour‚ the 3rd largest athletic apparel company. The company is clearly rapidly growing‚ touching markets that have been dominated before‚ but continues to pride themselves on the performance of their products. The first section of this analysis will cover the trends in technology‚ economics‚ demographics‚ socialites and culture
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Executive Summary Under Armour (UA) was the pioneer company that introduced performance apparel with moisture management to keep athletes dry‚ cool‚ and light while practising or competing. Founded in 1996 becoming a public company in 2005‚ UA now competes globally in the multisegment retail market for both sports apparel and active wear‚ though 90% of its sales are in North America. In 2011 UA’s market share was approximately 2.8% compared with Nike at 7.0% and Adidas at 5.4%. UA is in a good
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Under Armour is a progressive American sports clothing and accessories company that supplies sportswear and casual apparel. The founder of this sports brand is Kevin Plank who achieved success due to his creation. He designed a superior T-shirt that helps control your body temperature. This synthetic shirt was formed to prevent it from getting soggy‚ and to help enhance your performance. Plank played football‚ and he was fatigued after having to change his moist and heavy t-shirt under his jersey
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Case #5 Under Armour- Challenging Nike In Sports Apparel Shuying‚ Sai 1 Industry & Market: Under Armour was founded in 1996. The founder is Kevin Plank‚ a former football player who played for University of Maryland. At first‚ it started with a simple idea that making sports T-shirt more comfortable when players wear it. After 15 years‚ Under Armour became a big company who already spread their market into different country. In sporting goods market‚ Nike and Adidas are the two industry-leaders.
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he made Under Armour. Now Kevin is the CEO of Under Armour and his net worth is 3 billion and his salary is $ 1.53 million. Kevin Plank doesn’t donate anything. However‚ Under Armour does to breast cancer. They created a program to support people that have breast cancer called Power in Pink’s. They created it to help educate female athletes about the importance physical activity can play in helping to overcome breast cancer. They committed a gift of 10 million dollars to the Under Armour breast
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